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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rani Yayha Toure (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iranouf Drogba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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270 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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188 cm
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255 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent knees
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rani Yayha Toure!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Iranouf Drogba!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Santiago Holmes and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drogba tries to clinch there but Toure circles away.
Toure connects with a body shot.
Toure throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Drogba stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Drogba walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Drogba tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Drogba tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Toure counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Toure.
Drogba using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Toure has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Toure blocking some punches.
Drogba misses with a knee strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Drogba throws an elbow but misses.
Toure lands a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Toure - that landed with a thud.
Drogba looks winded!
Toure lands with a light punch inside.
Toure is struggling to control the position.
Toure lands a hook to the side of the head.
Toure gets through Drogba's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Toure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toure lands a hook to the side of the head.
Toure lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Toure.
Toure lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Toure lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Toure lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Toure lands with a right to the head.
Toure lands a nice uppercut.
Toure lands a hook that snaps the head of Drogba backwards.
Toure lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Toure lands a left hand that snaps the head of Drogba backwards.
A short uppercut from Toure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Toure.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Toure.
Toure lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short uppercut from Toure.
Toure lands a right hand that snaps the head of Drogba backwards.
Toure is pushing Drogba up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Toure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toure lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Toure lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Drogba.
Toure lands a right hand that snaps the head of Drogba backwards.
A short body shot lands from Toure as the two fighters clinch.
A body shot lands from Toure.
A short uppercut from Toure.
A short left from Toure.
Toure lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Drogba backwards.
Toure lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Toure lands an uppercut.
Toure dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Toure pushes Drogba back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Toure.
Toure digs a right hand into Drogba's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Drogba's gas tank.
Toure lands with a light punch inside.
Toure gets through Drogba's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Toure gets through Drogba's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Toure lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Toure creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Toure lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Still in the clinch, Toure scores with a nice short uppercut.
Toure scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Toure works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Toure lands a hook that snaps the head of Drogba backwards.
Toure scores with a shot to the side of Drogba's head.
A right handed body shot lands from Toure.
Still in the clinch, Toure scores with a nice short uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Toure.
Drogba is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Toure lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Drogba is still on wobbly legs! Can Toure finish him?
Toure lands a shot to the body.
Drogba seems to have recovered his senses.
Toure is stalling here.
Toure working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drogba pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Toure lands a right hand that snaps the head of Drogba backwards.
A hook to the body from Toure.
Drogba trying to land knees to the body.
Toure lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Toure lands a body punch in the clinch.
Toure lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Toure lands a body shot in the clinch.
Drogba takes a shot to the head.
Toure throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Drogbas head.
Toure scores with a shot to the side of Drogba's head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Toure.
Toure is working Drogba over against the cage.
Toure lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Drogba or not.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Toure lands a shoulder strike.
Toure scores with a shot to the side of Drogba's head.
Still in the clinch, Toure scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Toure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rani Yayha Toure dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Toure works the jab nicely.
Drogba walks into a jab.
Toure misses with a wild body shot.
Toure wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Drogba looks to clinch
and Toure counters with a nice body shot.
Toure feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Drogba sprawling to the canvas! Drogba rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Toure finish him?!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Toure jabs Drogba to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Drogba takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Toure darts in and clinches Drogba up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Toure.
Nice body punch from Toure - that landed with a thud.
Drogba is breathing heavily.
Toure lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Toure lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Toure drops Drogba onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Drogba is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Toure lands a big right hand that drops Drogba! The killer instinct kicks in and Toure finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Toure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rani Yayha Toure!
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energy
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hype
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